The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Topknot Pin
918–1392
(918–1392)
Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
This bronze hairpin was for a man to fix his topknot.Description
Metallurgy advanced remarkably in the Goryeo period (918-1392), explaining why a large quantity of sophisticated metal artifacts were used not only as daily accessories but also as burial goods. Men put their hair in a knot at the top of their heads. To keep their long hair from falling, a bronze pin such as this one was used.- Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392. San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2003.Kim, Moon-ja. "A Study on the Ornaments in Goryeo Dynasty [고려 시대 장신구에 대한 연구]." Journal of Korean Traditional Costume 15, vol. 3 (December 2012): 5-21. www.dbpia.co.krGoryeo: The Glory of Korea [대고려, 그 찬란한 도전]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1917.1027